Jason Lyon Music

Tag: Coltrane changes

  • Trane Spotting

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    I was playing one of those tunes the other day – the ones beloved of singers, the ones that go round the same II V I seemingly forever. Of course, I kept things pretty tight for the head, but then started mucking about during the solo. Hey, that’s just the way I am… A guy…

  • Playing Giant Steps with One Scale

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    This tune gives most learning players an attack of the vapours. The chordal motion is weird, the tempo is whip fast and it involves playing over progressions in the key of B, which most players haven’t spent very much time with. Before we begin, I’ll admit that the approach we’re going to look at here…